Tuesday 21 February 2012

Invisible Children

Having only seen the last few minutes of the movie, it's remarkable how moved I was.  I was in tears after hearing a young boy talk about wanting to see his brother in heaven, as opposed to going on in this life.  This showed the harrowing affect the war is having on Africa's children.  No one so young should be talking this way.  They shouldn't have to be.  Children should be learning and experiencing a life of joy and wonder... Not fighting in wars they didn't begin, not suffering casualties that shouldn't have happened.  But, having grown up in this environment, these children know nothing else.  I imagine they'd be living in an extreme state of fear, or become extremely aggressive themselves.  They're also given no outlet or resources for changing or controlling their situation.  They feel helpless, abandoned, and violent.

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